I like Lemmy a lot, switched over from Reddit a few years ago and it's so much less toxic. I just filter out all the political stuff and political keywords. Feels like a small Reddit before it was massive and filled with bots and spam.
Lemmy is so depressing. Half of the posts there are either complaining or reminiscing about Reddit, the other half is political news and the ensuing tribalism. I love the idea, but the platform desperately needs not only more users, but better and more creative users.
I don't understand why you are so negative about this. It's very easy to sign up for Lemmy.world, takes a few minutes. It's not a matter of opinion. Are you opposed to the platform for some reason?
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
https://lemmyverse.net/
It does not have as many users as Reddit, but a Reddit paywall might drive more users to Lemmy sites or other alternatives.